Mamayev Kurgan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- historic site
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Located in
- Tsentralny District
- Elevation
- 102
- Image
- Mamaev kurgan (ОКН).JPG
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- Commons category
- Mamayev Kurgan
- inception
- 1967-00-00
- directions
- Мамаев курган, высота 102.0
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Encyclopedic overview
Mamayev Kurgan with The Motherland Calls
Mamayev Kurgan (Russian: Мама́ев курга́н) is a dominant height overlooking the city of Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) in Southern Russia. The name in Russian means "tumulus of Mamai". The formation is dominated by a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad (July 1942 to February 1943). The battle, a hard-fought Soviet victory over Axis forces on the Eastern Front of World War II, turned into one of the bloodiest battles in human history. At the time of its installation in 1967 the statue, named The Motherland Calls, formed the largest free-standing sculpture in the world.
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